Don Taylor Udall

General Information

Other Known Names: Don T. Udall
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: July 20, 1897
Place of Birth: Eagar, Apache Co., AZ, USA
Date of Death: March 14, 1976
Place of Death: Mesa, Maricopa Co., AZ, USA
Burial Location: Holbrook Cemetery, Navajo Co., Arizona

Biographical Information

Rep. Don T. Udall's resignation was noted April 6, 1942. He was replaced by John L. Westover as Representative for Navajo District 1 (Journal of the House of Representatives, 15th Legislature, 1st Special Session, 1942, p. 12)

"Ex-Judge Udall Dies in Hospital." Arizona Daily Sun, March 15, 1976, p. 2:

...Judge Udall was a native of Eagar but lived in Holbrook and had been spending the winter in Mesa.

He was elected to the Navajo County Superior Court in 1945 and served until 1963. He also presided in Arizona's other 13 county Superior Courts and sat 18 times on the Arizona Supreme Court.

He was a member of the Arizona House in 1940-41 from Navajo County and was a member of the Arizona Bar for more than 50 years....

He was a past district governor of the Lion's Club, served a two-year mission in the New England states for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and was on the board of directors of the Arizona Historical Society.

Military Experience

World War II veteran

Arizona Pioneer Mormon: David King Udall: His Story and His Family, 1851-1938. University of Arizona Library website:

"Officer in Organized Reserve Corps, U.S. Army, 16 years . . . a Lt. Colonel in judge Advocate General's Department of the Army through World War II, part of time serving as Staff judge Advocate of Army Engineer Training Center and remaining duty with JAGD in South Pacific."

Additional Information

LEGISLATIVE FAMILY: brother of Rep. John Hunt Udall and Rep. Jesse Addison Udall; uncle of U.S. Congressman, Morris Udall

Employment

Occupation	Title	Years
Lawyer/Judicial	attorney
Military/Defense	Lt. Colonel - JAG
Military/Defense	Officer
Military/Defense	Staff Judge Advocate
Lawyer/Judicial	judge, Navajo County Superior Court	1945 - 1963

Arizona Legislative Service

Session	Chamber	Party	District	City	County	Office	Notes
15th Legislature, Regular	House	Democrat	Navajo-1 - (1931-66 House)	Holbrook	Navajo
15th Legislature, 1st Special	House	Democrat	Navajo-1 - (1931-66 House)	Holbrook	Navajo		resignation noted 4/6/1942 and he was replaced by John L. Westover

Sources

Birth: Arizona Legislative Biography sheet "Don T. Udall" parents: David K. and Ida (Hunt) Udall; Death and Cemetery: obituary: "Ex-Judge Udall Dies in Hospital." Arizona Daily Sun, March 15, 1976, p. 2; Military service: Arizona Pioneer Mormon: David King Udall: His Story and His Family, 1851-1938. University of Arizona Library website.